Salt Appetite and Aging
The Villela et al. study showed greater preference and salt intake by hypertensive individuals over the normotensives one regardless of age.
A relationship between higher salt preference and male gender and alcohol consumption was observed. Most sensitivity to salt is the elderly and afro-descendant hypertensive people.
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